Potato yields in Mongolia
Mongolia: Potato yields was 12.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 38.8%
World rank
122nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
14.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
3.64 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 12.82 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Mongolia peaked at 14.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.64 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Mongolia ranks 122nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | -44.9% |
| 1963 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1964 | 8.52 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 6.93 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 1969 | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 1970 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -35.4% |
| 1973 | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | +185.0% |
| 1974 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | -45.1% |
| 1975 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | +66.1% |
| 1976 | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1977 | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | -48.4% |
| 1981 | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | +67.8% |
| 1982 | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.99 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1985 | 11.06 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 12.32 tonnes per hectare | +57.3% |
| 1990 | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 9.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 6.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 8.35 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 9.34 tonnes per hectare | +84.2% |
| 2004 | 8.83 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 13.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 14.62 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 13.22 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 11.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 13.88 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | +38.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.61 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +185.0% | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 12.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | 14.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | 13.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Mongolia?
- Potato yields in Mongolia was 12.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Mongolia rank for potato yields?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.